"[Untitled - Greece]", Honter, Jon Coronensis
Subject: Greece
Period: 1546 (circa)
Publication: Rudimenta Cosmographica
Color: Hand Color
Size:
6.2 x 4.8 inches
15.7 x 12.2 cm
An uncommon miniature woodblock map of ancient Greece with charming pictorial topography and many place names. The sea is filled with sea creatures; a two-tailed mermaid is shown at the top, and the sea monsters at the bottom are being ridden by the mythological figures of Poseidon and by Arion playing a harp.
References: Zacharakis #1092.
Condition: B+
Originally issued on two separate sheets, now professionally joined with a small amount of image in facsimile along the centerfold. Marginal soiling and manuscript page number at top right.
